More or less than training? And, depending which, why?
Sorry guys I see so many boring topics out there about who said what and the same old crap. Figured I’d start a more interesting post.
Lost count a few times…
Generally less in a race… reason… dunno… ass stage fright???
Or maybe just not relaxed when a stranger is drafting me… (no drafting nob!!)
Peeps i regulalry train with will attest that whatever the count its too many… (always on the climb where it pinches… deep breath for max effect…)
I have had some weeks where I really burn-em! However, it’s slowed down lately. I think it has a lot to do with my nutrition althought I haven’t pinpointed excatly what is different recently. More farts on the run than the bike, as an FYI.
Worth Noting:
Before I started triathlon about a year ago, I used to eat a ton of sugar-free candy and that turned me into a leaking balloon. It was so bad to the point where it got to be hilarious. My wife’s sure glad that phase is over.
Hmm… what about duration of fart?
I’m always bloated after an IM swim and some super long ones come out. And I’m usually praying that nothing else is coming out. 
I wore a white tri-suit during my last IM (supposed to keep you cooler) and was trying not to let anything go. Didn’t want that pic swapped around on the boards. And I was in PAIN! Finally stopped at a port-a-potty and must have let out enough to fill a weather balloon. Moral of the story. No more white for me!
Usually calms down by mile 30 or so. Not much on the run.
Wonder if the ladies will chime in. I remember running a half marathon with a female friend and some of her friends which I didn’t know. One of them was letting it rip for the first 5 miles. It was super funny! She owned it though, which made it even more funny.
Good thread. 
Ooh, I didn’t think about that. Kinda like quality over quantity eh. I like where your heads at. Maybe there’s an app for that. As for the ladies, they know they are worse than us guys. All the ones I’ve known generally do this type of thing regularly and effectively. They probably know the duration already. I don’t think they don’t really talk about these type of things for the reason Einstein didn’t talk about the multiplication table - It’s childs play to them.
Hmm… what about duration of fart?
I’m always bloated after an IM swim and some super long ones come out. And I’m usually praying that nothing else is coming out.
I wore a white tri-suit during my last IM (supposed to keep you cooler) and was trying not to let anything go. Didn’t want that pic swapped around on the boards. And I was in PAIN! Finally stopped at a port-a-potty and must have let out enough to fill a weather balloon. Moral of the story. No more white for me!
Usually calms down by mile 30 or so. Not much on the run.
Wonder if the ladies will chime in. I remember running a half marathon with a female friend and some of her friends which I didn’t know. One of them was letting it rip for the first 5 miles. It was super funny! She owned it though, which made it even more funny.
Good thread.
Us womens generally already know that brown, red, or yellow stains on white kits don’t make for good photo opportunities
We hav a guy in our office who’s a triathlete. Not so much on the quantity or duration, but quality is is “piece de resistance”.
Most days he clears out his department at least a couple of times. A couple of times a week, it’s enough to clear out our side of the office (about 30 people)
We have quite a few cyclists in our office. About once a year, a co-worker with a motorhome takes us away for a 3-5 day cycle tour somewhere. I sleep in a tent coz the bus is toxic by morning. The few times I’ve drafted of him into a headwind, it’s always been a mistake.
He is noxious. He seems to eat normal food so god knows what’s wrong with his guts but he needs to see a VET! I feel way sorry for his family, especially his wife.
According to himself, training, racing or just walking around town, doesn’t matter he just clears a room when he lets fly.
p.s. I’m gagging, just thinking about it as I type 
Brings a tear to a glasss eye!
I’m not brave enough. That’s some risky business
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lol. Exactly. I am doing my first IM next may and one of the pieces of advice that most sticks with me from this forum is “Don’t trust a fart on the run section!!”
Interesting. I will have to pay attention to this.
lol. Exactly. I am doing my first IM next may and one of the pieces of advice that most sticks with me from this forum is “Don’t trust a fart on the run section!!”
If you gotta fart, IME, you gotta fart. Maybe hold off 'til you’re near a porta-pot, but retention creates problems, no?
No idea but its a lot!
Raced a full mary yesterday and had to crap 4 times before the start…4 times!! The last one was epic!
I find that I fart more in training, and that it’s typically a precursor to getting the trots. So since I take such great care to race “empty” I don’t fart as much when I race. That’s my unscientific reasoning at least.
During my first few races, I’d clench and try to hold it in, and boy does it hurt. And affect my performance coz it hurts.
But now, if I feel something coming, I just LET IT ALL OUT (Gas only, nothing else).
I’m not shy about it anymore, or rather I don’t give a shit (no pun intended).
It’s a race, farting is a natural body function and most of the time the people around me within earshot will just laugh it off!
My digestive track ain’t too pleased with hard efforts, and I tend to get lots of gas (even in the pool!) when I exert myself.
So I can literally be sounding the trumpet for the whole race…“poot”…“poot”…“poot”…
Never trust a fart in a race.